WV Agriculture Department opens search for seasonal employees

The Agriculture Department of the state of West Virginia has begun searching for seasonal employees for Summer 2012, according to a press release.

The Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey Program is seeking assistance with its season for pest surveying and the position is open from the middle of May through August 31. This position requires laboratory work with field work outside the office, which is at the Gus R. Douglass Agricultural Center in Guthrie.

The Cooperative Forest Health Protection Program is looking candidates who can perform insect and survey work while also fulfilling laboratory work from the middle of May through the end of August.

The department of agriculture also is seeking assistance with its Gypsy Moth trapping program, which runs from April through late August. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Gypsy Moth Slow the Spread Program is associated with West Virginia's effort, which will be based in counties in the state's central and southern regions.

The hourly payscale for the seasonal opportunities with the West Virginia Department of Agriculture range from $11 to $13.60. Some travel is required, for which employees will need their own vehicles. The department will reimburse travel expenses.